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enTestimony of Marcela X. Escobari, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/congressional-testimony/sep-16-2016-marcela-escobari-lac-house-foreign-affairs
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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h2><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/sep-16-2016-marcela-escobari-lac-house-foreign-affairs">Testimony of Marcela X. Escobari, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee </a></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-09-16T10:00:00-04:00">Friday, September 16, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member Sires, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to testify today. I am grateful for the Committee's support for the United States Agency for International Development's work in Latin America and the Caribbean, and am pleased to have this opportunity to testify before you today on our programming in Nicaragua.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h2><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/sep-16-2016-larry-sampler-oaa-foreign-relations-comm">Statement of Donald L. “Larry” Sampler, Jr., Assistant to the Administrator and Director of the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee </a></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-09-15T09:00:00-04:00">Thursday, September 15, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Chairman Corker, Ranking Member Cardin, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today to discuss U.S. policy and international commitments with regard to Afghanistan. It is an honor to appear before you with the U.S. Department of State’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Richard Olson.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/sep-16-2016-larry-sampler-oaa-foreign-relations-comm">Read more</a></div></div></div>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:17:53 +0000cbell217861 at https://www.usaid.govIrene Koek Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health, before the Senate Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women’s Issueshttps://www.usaid.gov/news-information/congressional-testimony/jul-13-2016-irene-koek-acting-deputy-assistant-administrator-global
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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h2><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jul-13-2016-irene-koek-acting-deputy-assistant-administrator-global">Irene Koek Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health, before the Senate Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women’s Issues</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-07-13T17:15:00-04:00">Wednesday, July 13, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>USAID has been working closely with partners across the U.S. government to implement our collective response to the Zika outbreak. This collaboration aims to minimize the number of pregnancies affected by Zika virus transmission. Together, U.S. government agencies plan to undertake surveillance efforts to identify the progression of the Zika virus, diagnose infections when they occur, provide care and support for pregnant women who have been identified as having contracted the Zika virus, and take efforts to prevent further infections. We are also working jointly to accelerate innovation and research across each of these categories of response.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h2><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jul-12-2016-eric-g-postel-aa-public-private-partnerships-foreign-aid">Testimony of Eric G. Postel, Associate Administrator, before the Senate Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-07-12T12:15:00-04:00">Tuesday, July 12, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>This is a momentous time for global development: Over the last thirty years, the number of people living in extreme poverty has been cut in half, and now - for the first time in history - ending extreme poverty is within reach. It is also a time of complex humanitarian crises and great upheaval, so the stakes have never been higher for us to obtain maximum development results for each precious taxpayer dollar.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h2><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-30-2016-gayle-e-smith-administrator-kleptocracy-corruption-violent-extremism-governance">Testimony of Gayle E. Smith, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-06-30T10:30:00-04:00">Thursday, June 30, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Corruption takes on many forms, from the bribery of public officials to collusion in public procurement to the wholesale theft of government assets. Although its different forms may cause varying degrees of harm, corruption as a whole tears at the fabric of society and hinders inclusive economic growth and democratic governance. Additionally, corruption poses major security risks to the United States, often enabling radicalization and violent extremism and fueling political instability and conflict. That is why President Obama views corruption as a fundamental obstacle to peace, prosperity, and human rights, and our Administration has sought to elevate anti-corruption efforts across our foreign policy and development agendas.</p>
<p>As the United States’ lead development agency, USAID plays a critical role in the U.S. Government’s strategy to stem the tide of corruption and hold to account all those who exploit the public trust for private gain. Our work takes us to every corner of the world, where we have seen firsthand the devastating impacts corruption can have on people, communities, and countries. But, encouragingly, we are also seeing new and promising trends on which to build.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-30-2016-gayle-e-smith-administrator-kleptocracy-corruption-violent-extremism-governance">Read more</a></div></div></div>Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:59:04 +0000sgruber208706 at https://www.usaid.govTestimony by Gloria Steele, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID's Asia Bureau, before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacifichttps://www.usaid.gov/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-23-2016-gloria-steele-sdaa-asia-pacific-islands
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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h2><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-23-2016-gloria-steele-sdaa-asia-pacific-islands">Testimony by Gloria Steele, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID&#039;s Asia Bureau, before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-06-23T14:15:00-04:00">Thursday, June 23, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Across all 12 Pacific island countries, USAID assistance focuses on climate change adaptation, greater disaster preparedness and providing relief when disasters do strike. In the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, we also assist in reconstruction from disasters. In Papua New Guinea, USAID supports biodiversity conservation and improved natural resource management, helps combat HIV/AIDS and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and works to strengthen democracy, peace and security in the post-conflict Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Through our regional programming, we also support sustainable fisheries management and conservation. </p>
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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h2><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-15-2016-susan-markham-senior-coordinator-gender-equality-girls-education">Testimony by Susan Markham, Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women&#039;s Empowerment, before the Senate Committee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women&#039;s Issues </a></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-06-15T15:15:00-04:00">Wednesday, June 15, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The United States has put gender equality and the advancement of women and girls at the forefront of the three pillars of our foreign policy–diplomacy, development, and defense. This is embodied in President Obama’s National Security Strategy, the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, and the 2010 and 2015 U.S. Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Reviews. But more must be done. Women’s empowerment is critical to USAID’s core mission of ending extreme poverty and promoting resilient, democratic societies while addressing pressing health and education challenges.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h2><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-9-2016-ann-marie-yastishock-fy2017-budget-europe-eurasia">Statement of Ann Marie Yastishock, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia, before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-06-09T16:30:00-04:00">Thursday, June 9, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget request of $164.1 million for Department of State and USAID foreign assistance in Central Asia reflects an increased commitment to American engagement in this strategically important region. The request would enable USAID to build on recent momentum in the U.S.-Central Asia relationship developed through Secretary of State John Kerry’s historic November 2015 trip, during which he emphasized the United States’ strong commitment to the prosperity, sovereignty, stability and security of the five Central Asian countries, including through regional integration as promoted by the recently launched “C5+1” framework between the five Central Asian countries and the United States.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-9-2016-ann-marie-yastishock-fy2017-budget-europe-eurasia">Read more</a></div></div></div>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 20:43:45 +0000sgruber206076 at https://www.usaid.govStatement of the Honorable Thomas O. Melia, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threatshttps://www.usaid.gov/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-9-2016-thomas-o-melia-aa-ee-fy2017-budget-europe-eurasia
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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h2><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-9-2016-thomas-o-melia-aa-ee-fy2017-budget-europe-eurasia">Statement of the Honorable Thomas O. Melia, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-06-09T16:00:00-04:00">Thursday, June 9, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>USAID has long played an important role in Europe and Eurasia, which has seen considerable advances in freedom, security, and prosperity over the past quarter century. Twelve countries have transitioned from receiving U.S. assistance, successfully integrating into the Euro-Atlantic community through institutions such as NATO and the European Union (EU). Many of these countries are now important U.S. partners and allies in the region and around the world. Yet the region’s transformation remains incomplete; progress is uneven in key areas, important achievements are at risk and, in a few cases, we are seeing regression.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-9-2016-thomas-o-melia-aa-ee-fy2017-budget-europe-eurasia">Read more</a></div></div></div>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 20:16:49 +0000sgruber206071 at https://www.usaid.govTestimony of Dr. Beth Dunford before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizationshttps://www.usaid.gov/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-9-2016-dr-beth-dunford-house-foreign-affairs
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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h2><a href="/news-information/congressional-testimony/jun-9-2016-dr-beth-dunford-house-foreign-affairs">Testimony of Dr. Beth Dunford before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-06-09T02:45:00-04:00">Thursday, June 9, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Before I begin, I want to thank both of you as well as the members of this Subcommittee for your continued support and leadership on nutrition and food security. &amp;nbsp;In particular, I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for sponsoring the Global Food Security Act, which demonstrates the U.S. Government&amp;rsquo;s commitment to reducing global poverty and hunger through increased food security and improved nutrition.</p>
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